The Straits Times, 24 April 1979

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    14 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 1979 25 CENTS M.C.(P) No. 142/1/79
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    Lock icon SOVIET ADVISERS AIDING VIETS IN KAMPUCHEA
    385 1 SOVIET ADVISERS AIDING VIETS IN KAMPUCHEA say Thais who report sighting Cubans, too BANGKOK, Monday SOVIET and Cuban military advisers are operating inside Kampuchea, helping Vietnamese forces fight against the toppled Pol Pot regime, senior Thai military sources said today. Pol Pot propaganda had regularly made such claims previously, but
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    Lock icon Bonn to help Jakarta build warships
    226 1 Bonn to help Jakarta build warships JAKARTA, Mon WEST GERMANY has agreed to help Indonesia build war and patrol ships. Research and Technology Minister B. J. Habibie said today. West Germany would help expand the naval industry of Surabaya in east Java to produce patrol vessels of up to 500
    AFP  -  226 words
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    Lock icon 40,000 escorted to safer ground
    702 1 40,000 escorted to safer ground BANGKOK, Mon THAI military forces today escorted mi estimated 4l,iM Kampncbeans, incinding well-armed Khmer Rouge soldiers, on a 15 km trek to a battle-tree area on the border where they would be repatriated to Kampuchea. Thai officials said the Kimpirhfiaw were movlag senth-west of the
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    Lock icon Concorde for Beijing?
    52 1 HONGKONG, Mon. The Concorde may eventually fly to Beijing (Peking) if air services are established with London, aviation sources said today. They were commenting on weekend reports of discussions la Beijing between British Airways director of commercial operations Jerry Draper and Chinese civil aviation deputy director U
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    Lock icon Dr Goh in Bangkok
    69 1 BANGKOK, Mon. Indonesian Vice-President Adam Malik and Singaporean Deputy Premier Goh Keng Swee arrived here this evening to take part in a three-day symposium which opens tomorrow at Bangkok's Asian Institute of Technology (ATT). Mr Malik and Dr Goh are to be keynote speakers at the
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    Lock icon Trade surplus
    26 1 BANGKOK, Mon. Thailand last year enjoyed a trade surplus of 6,376.7 million baht (SJTOI 4 million) in trade with its other Asean partners. AFP.
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    Lock icon Poster tells of 178 rapes
    157 1 BEIJING (PEKING), Mon. A vice-mayor of Tangshan, east of here, was today publicly accused of raping and being an accomplice in the rapes of 178 schoolgirls. In a poster appearing on the capital's "Democracy Wall." Wang Yunqing, an employee of the 33rd secondary school in
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    Lock icon 'Amin has fled to Iraq'
    255 1 'Amin has fled to Iraq' NAIROBI, Monday FORMER Ugandan President Idi Amin has fled to Iraq after being refused entry into Libya, Western diplomatic sources here said yesterday. The sources said Marshal Amin arrived in Iraq in a private airplane that refuelled in Libya after leaving Uganda two days ago.
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    Lock icon Coalition govt for Thailand
    449 1 No single party with absolute majority BANGKOK, Monday THAILAND'S new government will be a coalition with no political party winning an absolute majority in the 301-strong House of Representatives in the general election, thus paving the way for the return of General Kriangsak Chomanan as Prime
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    Lock icon Two cops killed in Red ambush
    123 1 Two cops killed in Red ambush BANGKOK, Mon THAI policemen on their way to pick up ballot boxes in no. 'hern Thailand were ambusii°d yesterday by communist insurgents and in the ensuing battle two policemen were killed, provincial officials said. The officials said an unknown number of insurgents opened up
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    Lock icon LATEST Swiss kick out Soviet envoy
    69 1 LATEST Swiss kick out Soviet envoy GENEVA, Mm. Switiertaad auouiireil tonight It expelled a Soviet Halted Nations diplomat baaed la Geaeva becaaae of eopt— ge activities. The Swtas gavenuneat ■aid the maa, a first secretary at tae S»\let diplomatic miarira U tae UN awe, kaa already left tae cMMtry. Tae
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      197 1 CALL FOR PLAN TO CUT ENERGY WASTAGE Pag* 12 BOOSTING the Image of Jobless I 'BIGGEST' graft ring In Chin* smashed S MINISTRY to foster close wtUi press C NANTAH mentor scheme for joint campu 1 COMMUNITY centres tosUrt specialising 8 CHINA TV order laaasPfcUlDS $53m contract $2.4 MIL contract
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  • AROUND THE WORLD
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      Lock icon US dollar hits highest value for 1979
      158 2 US dollar hits highest value for 1979 TOKYO, Mon. The US dollar hit the year's high of 219 yen in the opening of trading in Tokyo today and remained strong throughout the day despite the Bank of Japan's intervention to cool off speculation. Trading was heavy. The dollar closed the
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      Lock icon Improving the image of jobless
      398 2 THE Australian Government is so concerned about rising inflation and unemployment which according to official figures released today will rise further that it is spending large sums with advertising agents to change the image of the unemployed through the sale of pop records and other
      AFP  -  398 words
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      Lock icon Accord on new contract for lorry drivers
      185 2 WASHINGTON, Mon. BARGAINERS for major American transport companies said today that they had reached agreement with the lorry drivers union on a new contract for striking steel haulers, but there was no indication whether it would be accepted by the dissident union members
      AP  -  185 words
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      Lock icon Jail strike stepped up
      67 2 NEW YORK, Mon. Barely 700 of New York state's 8,500 prison warders turned up for work on Sunday as their protest strike started on Thursday was scaled up. Striking warders in the state's 33 prisons have been replaced by 4,500 National Guards to ensure security. The
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      Lock icon Ziaur visits Europe
      54 2 DACCA, Mon. Bangladesh President Ziaur Rahman left today for Amsterdam to begin a two-nation European tour which will also take him to Brussels. Officials said the visits, at the invitation of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands and King Baudouin of Belgium, were aimed at seeking greater economic
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      Lock icon Call for joint Japan-US oil group
      187 2 Call for joint Japan-US oil group TOKYO, Mon. A top US energy expert has proposed the establishment of a joint Japan-US governmental group to meet a serious oil shortage which is certain to hit the world in the early 21st century. Mr John C. Sawhill. president of New York Universu,'
      AFP; UPI  -  187 words
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      Five die in Seoul hotel fire
      54 2 SMOKE bUtowUtg fr»m Ike 14-storey LtoM H*tel la SeMl after ftir started (ram fifth n««r r*«n •aSufey. Five peaple were killed •ad M taju«d. Muy 1 Umw trapped on the nutUp camped by rape* aad •tfcer emergeacy dmh while athera were picked ■p by
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      Lock icon US in for serious recession, warns union leader
      261 2 US in for serious recession, warns union leader WASHINGTON, Mon. The United States is heading for a serious recession unless swift action is taken to control inflation, a union leader said today. The president of the American Federation of Labour-Confederation of Industrial Organisations (AFL-CIO) construction trades department, Mr Robert Georgine
      AP  -  261 words
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      Lock icon Blast kills 5
      35 2 WINDHOEK (South West Africa). Mon. A handgrenade picked up on a farm exploded and killed five blacks In the Otjiwarongo district about 240 km north of here, a police spokesman said AP
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      Survivors ate T-shirt and stayed alive
      144 2 MANILA, Mm. Tw« swlvan «f a shipwreck at the height *f typh*M Cocii iMt week, eJaOmed Ud»y they awed their lives to e*ttag T-uhlrt. Fishermen Mr Aalceto Maffabat aad Mr F.mlllto Pagader Md tfee •fflrlal PhilipptM* aewa ageaey that their Oaklag at*t with M
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      He quit to avoid pay increase
      112 3 PROFESSOR Andrew Bavaa (abave) haMiag the letter which made aim de- ride to say geed-hye to I'aele Sam, red tope aad a I SS43.M* <Sstt,tM)-»-year jab aa Friday. Mr Bavaa, aa aaeeeiate j prefesser at CUeaga's Narth-Westera I alverslty Ceatre far I rbaa Affairs,
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      Lock icon Jiang Qing held in Beijing prison: Report
      181 3 Jiang Qing held in Beijing prison: Report HONGKONG, Mon. An underground publication in Beijing (Peking), seen I in Hongkong today, says 1 Madam Jiang Qing (Chiang Ching), widow of party Chairman Mao Zedong (Mao Tse-tung), is being held in a prison in the Chinese capital and one of her first
      AP  -  181 words
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      Lock icon 'Biggest' graft ring in China smashed
      502 3 BEIJING (PEKING), Monday CHINESE authorities have smashed the "greatest" corruption syndicate in the three decades since the founding of the People's Republic, an official broadcast said today. Beijing Radio, quoting the Chinese Communist Party newspaper, People's Daily, said the syndicate operated in the north-eastern
      AP; UPI  -  502 words
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      Lock icon Turks, Kurds clash again in Iran
      200 3 Turks, Kurds clash again in Iran TEHERAN, Monday FIGHTING has again broken out between Kurds and Iranian Turks at Naqadeh, western Iran, despite the ceasefire signed yesterday, Teheran Radio said today. The ceasefire came in the afternoon of yesieraay following three days of fighting between the two communities in the
      AFP; UPI  -  200 words
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      Lock icon Slinky royal gown up for auction in Teheran
      155 3 Slinky royal gown up for auction in Teheran TEHERAN, Mon. A bearded, khaki-clad young revolutionary guard with an automatic rifle in one hand, held up a slinky pink evening gown on a platform outside a former royal palace. Only a few months ago, Princess Shams Pahlavi, the Shah's sister, may
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      Lock icon A big spew
      44 3 KINGSTOWN (St Vincent). Mon. The Soufriere volcano on this Caribbean island blasted ash 2,000 metres into the air yesterday in one of the biggest eruptions recorded since it burst into activity over a week ago. No casualties were reportI cd. Reuter.
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      Daily toll of 10,000 'dead' letters
      91 3 HONGKONG, M.« H« B gk«ag ha* lt,tM "dead" letters a day laeMTeetiy addressed ■Mil that I* Haded aver to a special team *f portal detectives. A pest efflee spekesmaa said: "It is aa arda•as task with every member sf the team havtag to X*
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  • AROUND THE WORLD 3
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      Lock icon 'Japan must do more in defence of the W. Pacific'
      185 4 TOKYO, Mon. Mr Frank Church, head of the United States Senate Foreign Rela- tions Committee, warned today that Japan cannot ex- I pect to reap the benefits of trade surpluses with the US, Taiwan and South Korea without assuming a
      AP  -  185 words
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      Lock icon 'Wars widen internal rifts in Vietnam'
      340 4 BANGKOK, Monday HANOI'S wars with Kampuchea and China appear to have widened already existing rifts between northern and southern Vietnam which were welded together after communist tanks rolled into Saigon (now Ho Chih Minh City) four years ago this month, observers here said today.
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      Lock icon Invasion of Vietnam just: Dr K
      244 4 Invasion of Vietnam just: Dr K TOKYO, Mon. Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger supported China's recent invasion of Vietnam and charged Hanoi with breaching all the international agreements it has signed since 1964. Mr Kakuei Tanaka s associates quoted Dr Kissinger as saying: "China's action (against Vietnam) was
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      Lock icon China denies charges
      79 4 BEIJING (Peking), Maa. China today denied havine had any caatact wit* Israel ar preparing to make sack eaataeta aad stepped ap attacks against Israeli Middle East paUey, faUawlag the praelamatlaa at Independence in aaatten Lebaaaa toned by Cammaader Saad Haddad Xtaaaa (Hstahaa) aews agency particularly rejected a
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      Lock icon Housewife smothers child to escape detection
      188 4 Housewife smothers child to escape detection TEL AVIV, Moti. A housewife whose husband and daughter were taken hostage by Palestinian raiders inadvertently smothered a younger 'hild to stop her frorr. giving away their hiding place hy crying, police sources said yesterday. An army communique summing up the raid said only:
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        Lock icon Beef feasts as Bhave fasts
        105 4 NEW DELHI: Beef -eating feasts were held at the weekend in the southern state of Kerala in protest against the fast-unto-death of 84-year-old ascetic Vinoba Bhave for a total ban on the slaughter of cows. Mr Bhave, who wants Kerala and West Bengal to join
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        Lock icon Orange downpour
        61 4 MOSCOW: A strange orange rain fell on the Crimean city of Yalta recently and puzzled scientists suggested it carried dust from Turkey across the Black Sea, a Soviet newspaper reported this weekend. The trade union newspaper Trad said 13 mm of rain fell in a 90-minute downpour that
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        Lock icon Not for publication
        60 4 JAKARTA: National security chief Admiral Sudomo gave explanations at length of the Jakarta administration's decisions to ban cigarette retailers and to raise local kerosene prices at the weekend. Newsmen wrote down every word he said but they were disappointed after they closed their notebooks to hear him
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      Body-snatching is big business
      140 4 JAKARTA, Mm. B«d.vMateklagb beetxnlagUg bisinrss In l»de»e»U, wltk geed spedmea tettMmg iptoit mUUen mpUaw (S$l7S^M) the** day*. T»p prices are •ktelae*] far tke bnt qaaUty «4 b*d> preferaMy that af a loag-dead fcejy maa. The •••m la bedy price* aaa caaaed aa opsarge ef grave-re bMag
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      Lock icon Callaghan pledges to resume Rhodesia talks
      195 5 Callaghan pledges to resume Rhodesia talks X)NDON. Mon Prime Minister James Callaghan oday announced that he tould send his special •nvoy. Mr Cledwyn Hughes >n another Rhodesia peace nission if he won the May 3 Intish general election Mr Callaghan said, now hat the Rhodesian interim idministration's election NT, the
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      Lock icon Disarm talks resume
      60 5 Disarm talks resume VIENNA. Mon The Soviet Union and the United States today resumed talks on banning spare weapons capable of destroying communiations and reconnaissance satellites The talks between disarmament officials of both sides are expected to last for four or five weeks The two countries held earlier discussions in
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      Where a wrong move can mean death
      112 5 KOMK, Mon. Dally violence has made every Italian so jittery that giving a wrong impreaatoa can mean death. Roberto I'eruzzo, IC, knew his motorcycle's lights were not working so he ran thruugh a police roadblock. He was lack). Police who opened fire merely
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      Lock icon Guitarist in court
      84 5 OSHAWA (Ontario). Mon Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richard, who served out a convict inn for heroin possession by singi'ig for the blind, was called to cjurt today by Federal officials who want to slap him with a tougrMT sentence The Stones entertained over 10.000 l.tns with two
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      Lock icon Airship adrift
      53 5 KOBE. Mon. Two men drifted through the skies when an airship, they weie unable to operate, accidental.) left its mooring in this western Japanese city today, police sa d The iwo. following instructions radioed from the ground, managed to land the iirship about an hour later some J)
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      Lock icon Dispute over polls turnout figures
      346 5 Dispute over polls turnout figures ...amid moves in US to lift sanctions A DISPUTE broke out here yesterday over the figure given by Rhodesian officials for the final turnout in an election that is to transfer power to a new black-led government. The dispute came amid moves in Washington to
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      Butting in to save rhinos from extinction
      245 5 Butting in to save rhinos from extinction LONDON, Mon. Conservationists want rhinoceroses to be deprived of their horns for their own protection. The proposal is a desperate attempt to save the black rhino from extinction at the hands of poachers, who can sell the horn for $500 per 450 g
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    Ex-Cisco man fined $3,500 for $10 bribe
    240 6 Ex-Cisco man fined $3,500 for $10 bribe A FORMER Cisco warden, Mohamed Saniff bin Ismail, 22, was fined $3,500 by a district court yesterday after he was found guilty of I receiving a $10 bribe from a motorcyclist. The court was told that 1 Saniff had caught Mr Pung Boon
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    Ministry to foster close rapport with press
    343 6 PARENTS will from next week be able to get a clearer idea of all impending new education policies and changes that may be introduced in schools in future. As a result of the increasing interest shown by the public on education, the Ministry
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    Hawker's murder appeal: Judgment reserved
    251 6 Hawker's murder appeal: Judgment reserved THE Court of Criminal Appeal reserved judgment yesterday in the appeal of Haw Tua Tau, 36, a hawker, who is under death sentence for the double murder of Phoon Ah Leong, 24, also a hawker, and Phoon 's mother, Madam Ho Yuen Kheng, 56, with
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    SECRETARIES, BOSSES DISCUSS TEAMWORK
    144 6 A WORKSHOP session based on the theme, Teamwork, was held yesterday at the Hyatt Hotel by the Singapore Association of Personal and Executive Secretaries (Sapes). The workshop, attended by members, guests and bosses, formed part of the week-long celebration for International Secretaries Week. Tomorrow, the secretaries
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    'SLIGHTLY RETARDED' MAN REPORTED MISSING
    122 6 'SLIGHTLY RETARDED' MAN REPORTED MISSING SABTU bin S»wh»m (above), 28, whi Is described by his family as "slightly retarded," has brea rrpvrted missing. Sabtu, a MalaysUn who *s on a visit here, left the warkplace-emm-heme of Us foster father Pak Alwl at 1(8, Track 2, Jalan IV raag with a
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    Four films
    28 6 THE National Museum will screen (our colour films. Green Garden Country. J D Goes Muni ing. Introduced Animals and I/egend of Birds at 8 p.m. tomorrow.
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    Course on dies
    62 6 THE Society of Manufacturing Engineers will hold a 10-lecture course on jigs, fixtures and tools and dies design every Tuesday and Thursday from May 15 to June 15 at Nissen Hut 6A, University of Singapore, Bukit Timah campus. Fees are $100 for SME members and $120 for
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    Manslaughter: Life term cut to 7 years
    187 6 Manslaughter: Life term cut to 7 years CHUA Teow Kee, 29, who early this year was jailed for life for stabbing his bar-waitress wife to death, had his sentence for manslaughter reduced yesterday to seven years by the Court of Crimina Appeal. r Chief Justice Wee Chong Jin. sitting with
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    Possession of gun: Sentence is upheld
    133 6 BOAT-BUILDER Tan Bet Cheng, 32. lost his appeal yesterday against his con viction and sentence by the High Court a year ago on a charge of possessing a pistol and another of possessing four bullets in a storeroom in his house at Jalan Potong
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    Cultural show
    44 6 THE National Police Cadet Corps Council will hold a cultural show to commemorate its 20th anniversary at the National Theatre on May 5 at 7.30 p.m. The Senior Minister of State (Education), Mr Chai Chong Yil, will be the guest of honour
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      145 6 DRUGS AND HERB8 IN PREGNANCY, a talk by Dr I.im Teck Beng at Kampung Ubi community hall, Block 11, Eunos Crescent, at 8 p.m. MAKE-l P AND FACIAL SKIN-CARE, a talk by Miss Stella Ong, a beauty consultant, at Canberra community centre at 8 p.m. FILM SHOWS at the Singapore
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    3-day visit by Arab team
    155 7 A FIVE-MEMBER Arab league Committee for the I'nited Nations Fund for Population Activities arrived here last night for a ihree-day visit Headed by Minister of La hour and Social Affairs, State of Qatar. Mr Ali Ansari, the committee will visit the Singapore Family Planning and
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    New way to look for eyewitnesses
    211 7 New way to look for eyewitnesses TRAFFIC police have came ap wife m uuavatlve method U appeal far eye wMmmm la serious or fatal road mlskaps and this is In the farm of a board placed Bear the scene of the accident. This I ominous board aboat onr-and-a-half metre long
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    Children's art
    37 7 TANJONG PAGAR constituency youth group will hold a children's on-the-spot art competition at Spottiswoode Park Road on Sunday. The competition is open to children below the age of 15 who are residents of the constituency.
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    Library talk
    27 7 A MINISTRY of Labour officer. Mr Choo Soo Teck, will speak on Workmen's Compensation at the Toa Payoh Branch Library on Friday at 7.30 p.m.
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    Teachers: No time to study for varsity exam
    292 7 Teachers: No time to study for varsity exam TEACHERS preparing for the entrance examination for entry into university have not been given enough time to do so, according to an editorial in the latest issue of The Mentor, published by the Singapore Teachers' Union. As the syllabuses for the four
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    Chok Tong to launch 'keep clean' drive
    91 7 THE Minister for Trade and Industry, Mr Goh Chok Tong, who is also MP for Marine Parade, will launch a Keep Clean and Beautiful campaign in his constituency on May 6 at 9 a.m. The campaign, which ends on May 26, aims to
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    Nantah mentor scheme for Joint Campus?
    353 7 A NANYANG University-initiated scheme to boost students' confidence in speaking English is being considered for implementation on a wider scale at the Joint Campus. NU's newsletter, the Chronicle, says the university hopes to introduce a scheme at the Joint Campus similar to its mentor
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    Baby show at c-centre
    63 7 THE Ang Mo Kio community centre will hold a baby show contest at the Ang Mo Kio Primary School at Avenue 3, Ang Mo Kio on June 3 it 9 a.m. Babies between three months and two years of age can take part in this contest.
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    PANG BOON TO ADDRESS MAY DAY RALLY
    125 7 THE National Trades Union Congress will hold a mass rally on May Day at the Conference Hall next Tuesday. Labour Minister Ong Pang Boon and NTUC president Phey Yew Kok will address the gathering of about 1,500 unionists and guests. NTUC secretary-general, Mr
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      234 7 Straits Times Crossword ACROSS about direction (8). 7 Poet from a little holiday isle 5 Cheerful getting pound rise (7). something he needed (C). 8 Birds coming ashore? (7). 6 Hair-do for eight? (4,3). 10 Player well liked by business 9 Odd to us, a bad actor training manager? (6)
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    Community centres to start specialising
    372 8 Community centres to start specialising COMMUNITY centres will in future specialise in an area which is the natural forte of that neighbourhood, Mr Ng Yew Kang, director (field) of People's Association, said yesterday. This new trend of development towards specialisation was first brought up by Mr Lee Khoon Choy, the
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    POLICE KEEN TO CONTACT THIS MAN
    91 8 POLICE KEEN TO CONTACT THIS MAN THE polio* would like to contact Mr (ion Chin SUn* alia* Chin Seng, SS, (above) whom they believe wtU be Able to assist la the investigations Into the kidnapping far ransom of Mr Steven Lek Seek Tin on April 14 In Kast (oast R«ad.
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    Three youth debates on Sunday
    82 8 Three youth debates on Sunday A YOUTH debate in Mandarin between the Singapore Industrial Labour Organisation 'B Team and the Aljunied community centre's youth group will be held at the Geylang West community centre on Sunday at 8 j. m. i the same day, two similar debate' Involving the Paya
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    Man drowned trying to save parents
    276 8 Man drowned trying to save parents AN electrician, Mr Tan Chin Huat, 26, drowned when he went to summon a boat to save his parents, who were trapped by Qood waters in Lorong Chuan on Dec 2 last year, a coroner's court heard yesterday. Inspector A. J. Vaz, assisting the
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    Charged with 8 counts of car theft
    77 8 Charged with 8 counts of car theft CHIANG SOM WING, 48, was yesterday charged in court with eight counts of car thefts allegedly committed between last April and this February. Chiang, a Malaysian, was accused of stealing three can on three occasions last December from the National Stadium cai park
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    Management course
    38 8 Management course THE Supervisory and Management Training Association of Singapore will hold a course leading (o a certificate in industrial relations to be awarded by thr Institution of Works Managers (United Kingdom). For details, ring *****95 or *****19
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    Band contest
    33 8 THE Inter-Secondary School band competition will be held al the National Stadium on Saturday at 4.30 p.m. The Director of Education. Mr Chan Kai Yau. will be the guest of honour.
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    Spore is France's biggest supplier of pocket calculators
    267 8 Spore is France's biggest supplier of pocket calculators SINGAPORE is France's number one supplier of pocket calculators, the French commercial counsellor, Mr JeanPhilippe Quercy said yesterday. In 1977, France imported 487,000 calculators worth $6.7 million from Singapore. The amount for last year is not yet available. Rubber is the most
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    Girl, 3, killed by fish tank
    118 8 Girl, 3, killed by fish tank A THREE-YEAR-OLD girl, Foo Ping Ping, died when a fish tank fell on her at her Jurong home, a coroner's court heard yesterday. Her grandmother, Madam Han Boon Yock, testified that Ping Ping was fond of looking at the fish in the aquariam. Ping
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    Doctor's talk
    28 8 A PRIVATE medical practitioner, Dr Scan Han Cbeow, will speak on Diet and Your Heart at the Serangoon Gardens community centre on Thursday at 8 p.m.
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    New premises
    78 8 THE Deputy Prime Minister and Education Minister, Dr Goh Keng Swee, will open the British Council Centre at its new premises in Singapore Rubber House, Collyer Quay, on May 22. Sir John Llewellyn, director-general of the Brit- ish Council, will fly in from London to be at the
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    BAWEAN ASSN MAY EXPEL 6 OF ITS AFFILIATES
    150 9 BAWEAN ASSN MAY EXPEL 6 OF ITS AFFILIATES THK Raw ran \swiaU.n »f Slnnap»rr teak a previ«i«Ml dVlxl.n te rxprl six «f Ite Zi affiliated oommltHf* at Its Jtth annual general martin* at Balestier Hill on Sunday. The six rMimiMMw, whir* have brrn inactive In recent yean, will br Informed
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    China TV order lands Philips $53m contract
    688 9 CHINA has placed a massive $53.5 million order for made-in-Singa-pore television sets the largest single contract secured from the Chinese so far by the electronics industry here. The contract, clinched by Philips Singapore, also makes it the first-ever China order for colour TV
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    Lock icon Waldheim to meet Raja during visit
    457 9 Waldheim to meet Raja during visit SINGAPORE, Monday UNITED Nations secretary-general Kurt Waldheim who will arrive here on May 11 is expected to meet Foreign Minister S. Rajaratnam according to diplomatic sources, New Nation re^ porter Edgar Koh reports from New York During his three-day stay, he is likely to
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    Picnic at Desaru
    34 9 MACPHERSON community centre will hold a picnic (or youths at Desaru Beach in West "Malaysia on Sunday at 7.30 am. Fees including transport, is $12 (or members and $14 (or nonmembers
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    Meter-reading
    38 9 THE assistant director at the Public Utilities Board. Mr Chang Meng Teng. will give a talk in English on How to Read the Electricity Meter at the Toa Payoh community centre on May 3 at 8 p.m.
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    Incentive schemes
    57 9 THE Economic Expansion Incentives (Relief from Income Tax) Act, which Parliament passed on March X, has been gazetted and came into operation last Friday. The Act implements incentive schemes (or tax relief announced by the government in last year's Budget. Among companies it will benefit are exporters, manufaclurers
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    Sana dinner
    29 9 PRESIDENT and Mrs Sheares will be guests ot honour at a charity dinner to raise funds for the Singapore Anti-Narcotics Association at Shangri-La Hotel on May 19.
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    Two films
    33 9 THE Nee Soon School Advisory Board, will screen two films on Sunday at 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. at the Nee Soon Theatre, in aid of the school's extra curricuLar activities.
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    FRANCE
    34 10 the industrial and technical expert has always held and still holds the key to the secrets of good living. discover FRANCE at the TRENCH PROMOTION" at ISETAN. from 21 to 29 april 1979.
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      70 10 SPRINGTIME IN PARIS LES GRANDS PARISIENS FRENCH FAIR 1979 V/J french fashion parade at the HYATT hotel at ISETAN department store fj^^^ J TfA FRENCH FOOD PROMOTION FESTIVAL GASTRONOMIQUE OF FRANCE MBBv5y A^MW 23 april/7 may 7/26 may B5^ifcr//^88^\V^ organised by: FRENCH COMMITTEE FOR EXHIBITIONS ABROAD W^^Stk l^^B) (FRENCH EXTERNAL
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    Retired teachers form assn
    186 11 ARTS or Association of Retired Teachers of Singapore b the name a group of former teachers, principals and Education Ministry officials have came op with to describe themselves. At a meeting of some M former educationists early thai month, It was decided that Arts should be
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    S'pore firms bullish. says envoy
    219 11 S'pore firms bullish. says envoy MANY electronics firms in Singapore are planning investment in automation and in upgrading the type of I work they do here, the American Ambassador to Singapore, Mr Richard Kneip said yesterday. Opening a four-day Elec- < ironies Industry Production Test Equipment exhibition at the US
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    2 navy ships here on 4-day visit
    92 11 2 navy ships here on 4-day visit THE Royal Netherlands Navy ships, the HNLMS Tromp, a guided missile frigate, and the HNLMS Poolster, a combat supply ship, arrived in Singapore yesterday for a four-day visit. The vessels are here as part of a flag-showing voyage to the Middle East, the
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    On spoken English
    56 11 A LECTURER of the University <* Singapore's English Department, Mrs Rosemary Thompson, will conduct a course on Spoken English for Everyday Use in the university's economics department next month The 15-lecture course will be held every Wednesday and Friday from 6.30 p m to 830 p m
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    Charged with murder
    59 11 TAN SUAN AH, 36. was yester- day charged with the murder of Soh Slew Choo. 29. a branch manager of a car rental firm, in a flat in Telok Blangah Rise on j Aug 14 1977 at 11 a.m. No plea was recorded. Tan was ordered to
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    $2.4 mil contract dispute between builders
    594 11 $2.4 mil contract dispute between builders Change in land policy after deal TWO property developers were involved in a $2.4 million contract dispute in the High Court yesterday arising from the change in government policy in 1973 which limited the unrestricted purchase of residential land to Singapore citizens only. Mr
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      219 11 N X HOTEL ond Thoi Airways Internotionol Ltd f*\ with the co-operation of \*ty Tourist Organisation of Thailand present nsnuß Lum I V I m W^nJ L^^^^unnuW. I I LuT Fashion presentation featuring 5 Lunch Shows lovely Thai models in modern 30 April to 4 Moy 1 2.00 noon 3
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      Call for plan to reduce energy wastage
      349 12  -  WONG MOH-KEED By AN official of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) yesterday called for a tripartite committee between the government, the manufacturers or employers and unions to work out a programme for reducing energy wastage in the manufacturing sector. Making this suggestion,
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      BURGLARS GET AWAY WITH $18,000
      135 12 BURGLARS broke into Eng Hin (Ship Chandlers) Pte Ltd in Neil Road on Saturday and got away with more than $18,600. The loss was discovered by the staff who reported for duty at 7.30 a.m. the following day. The burglars are believed to have entered
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      POWER: 2.59 pc DROP
      59 12 KLK(TRICITV consumption on Sunday dropped by 2.5J per rent to 13.1 million onltH, compared to last month's Sanday averThe drop was aa Improvement over Sator- day's drop «f I.M per rent bat compares unfavourably with the i per cent drop recorded »n the pirvl»us Sunday. The
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      Dozen shops in Holland centre robbed
      215 12 Dozen shops in Holland centre robbed THIEVES broke into the Holland Shopping Centre in Holland Road during the weekend and after ransacking more than a dozen shops, got away with more than $5,700 in cash, jewellery and cash cheques from three of the shops. Police, who were called to the
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      On herbs
      26 12 DR LIM TECK BENG will speak on drugs and herbs in pregnancy at Kampung I'bi community hall in Eunos Crescent today at 8 p.m.
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      Film show
      23 12 THE Jurong Town community centre will provide a free educational film show at its premises on i nday at 7.30 p.m.
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    Driver fined $4,000 for fatal crash
    100 12 Driver fined $4,000 for fatal crash A BUS driver lost control of his vehicle with 50 commuters aboard and crashed head-long into a lorry travelling on the opposite side of the road, a district court heard yesterday. Lorry driver Leow Beck Swee. 34, died instantly. His lorry was crushed. The
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    Smashed
    99 12 Asst Supt T. S. Zain, prosecuting, said Lim, driving an SBS bus along Thomson Road at around noon, was negotiating a bend when he lost control of the bus. It went over the road divider and grazed an on-com-ing lorry. It then collided with another lorry driven by Mr
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    Bus on fire outside Times House
    71 12 Bus on fire outside Times House ABOUT 15 commuters dashed to safety when an SBS bus suddenly caught fire at 6.15 a.m. outside Times House, in River Valley Road yesterday Bus service 148 was travelling from River Valley Road towards Havelock Road when its engine caught fire. Firemen took 10
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    Teh's date
    31 12 THE Minister for National Development, Mr Teh Cheang Wan. will open the 11th NTUC Welcome supermarket at Block 701, Avenue 3, Ang Mo Kio Centre, at 7.30 p.m. tomorrow.
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      182 12 A unique gjt jor you jon Christkan Dior For a limited period only, Gnri.ttian Dior has made available to you a Diorissimo gift. Diorissimo because it's tender and discreet. Witty and elegant. Pure floral accompaniment creates a presence of your personal charm. Diorissomo is light full or promise and as
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      676 13 0^ €Nl€R TO€ CHAKf€R€D BANK'S I prizes must be won! rm^.\ < •^^ammmw^kmw >— 0 prizes of $100,000 9^^ 20 prizes Of (10,000 Iwoquelifying periods: I 50 prizes Of (2,000 sth June to 4th September 1979 4000 prizes Of $50 I sth September to 4th December <979 JU Winnings will
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    Lawyer in CBT case struck off rolls
    272 14 Lawyer in CBT case struck off rolls AN ADVOCATE and solicitor, Sivagananam Santhiran, 40, was in the High Court yesterday ordered to be struck off by the rolls by the Chief Justice, Mr Wee I Chong Jin, Mr Justice Kulasekaram and Mr Justice D'Cotta. He was not in court but
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    Band concert
    31 14 THE National School Orchestra under the baton of Mr Goh Say Meng of the Ministry of Education will perform for students of the Ton Tuck Secondary School on Saturday.
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    On car repair
    38 14 A TRAINING officer of the Singapore Vocational Institute, Mr Toong Teck Sheeng, will give a talk on motor maintenance and repair for car owners at the Marine Parade Branch Library on Saturday at 3 p.m.
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    Works of local artists as TV 'fillers'
    139 14 Works of local artists as TV 'fillers' A DIRECTORY «f works by teal artiste will be shown mi television to replace tbe "fillers" of flskea, flowers and looal This was *ac of the prip— dlscusrd by tbe Cmltval Development Committee who met last Friday, chaired by Dr Ow Chin Hack,
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    Man forged letters to get 'debt' back
    412 14 WHEN a trading company proprietor found that a man, whom he claimed owed him $28,000, was dead, he forged his signature in some letters in a bid to get the debt back. For taking a "short cut" out of his predicament. Hie Lieu
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    Simplifying science for the layman
    522 14 Simplifying science for the layman SCIENTIFIC and technological breakthroughs by scientists and researchers are of little use to the layman today because the discoveries are not translated to help them improve their living conditions. This, however, can be overcome if there is frequent interaction between scientists and communicators to better
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      196 14 y v These Notes have an Deen sow and this announcement appears as a matter ot record only BANK BUMIPUTRA MALAYSIA BERHAD (INCORPORATED IN MALAYSIA HEAD OFFICE KUALA LUMPUR) U.S. $30,000,000 Floating Rate Notes 1984 Morgan Cie S.A. The National Bank of Kuwait SAX European Banking Company Limited Arab-Malaysian Development
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      167 14 L PAGSANJAN FALLS. Bff^ Shooting the rapids. Tranquility of Laguna Lake. B^4^2|S Adventure. Swimming. Relaxation. L MANILA. V See the colourful sights and shops in Manila's quaint, fun, traditional transportation. IT V^j Il| HL Shop to your heart's content. World L^^s WJMB famous Filipino materials, jewellery, HP^^^-j,^ handicrafts and fashion
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      194 15 r~~lsu>po%~~\ Honda chalks up yet y^^ X^^Hl aa^^. m~Zffys~jk another resounding victory /^^/"™1 /w^ /mmm B^V with 3 convincing Firsts in fgt Imi l^m^ Wk\ VJ^po^V gruelling event, through city f"^ H p* H Kr Singapore Motor traffic and cross-country ~k JAr L^. j^Jt/ Sports Club routes, that demanded not
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    The Straits Times TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 1979 UNION VENTURES
    757 16 The Straits Times TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 1979 UNION VENTURES THE philosophy of the Singapore government has all along been based on a hard-headed eptance that the world does not owe us a living. Variations of this central theme have cropped up time and again in the policies and pronouncements of
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    Where spying is a yawn
    579 16  -  SYLVIA FOA By in Vienna THKIK rmplre crambOd, their pawrr aad apaleare vaalKhed, bat the Viennese still baast that their ajhj Ls the "spy capital of the world." "Some praplc say Hoaßkaag has token aver an the spy ceatre, bat It Isat trur,' said laterior
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    Lock icon Back to barter in East-West trade
    811 16  -  ALAN PHILPS Bridging the gap between Western traders and Comecom bureaucrats By in London IN LITTLE offices huddled round the dome of London's Saint Paul's Cathedral, the art of barter trading goods for other goods without using money is smoothing the way for trade
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    Lock icon Haddad may have set precedent for other rightists
    776 16  -  ALAN COWELL Scenesetter By LEBANON has shrunk a little and, strategically, Israel's defence lines have grown a little with the declaration of a secessionist "Free Lebanon" by rightist militias south of here. And, as things stand, only the Israelis, mentors of Major
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      61 17 Letters to the Editor will not be considered for publication unless they have the writers' names and addresses. Use pseudonym if you do not want your name published. If possible, type your letter, double-spaced, on one side of the paper, and include your telephone number. It it not possible to
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      What's the delay?
      55 17 THK stretch of the PmIsland Expressway fr»m Jalmn Anak Bukft to Adam Read Is ready, hat surprisingly the stretch f r»m Adam Raad to WhitIcy Raad is still clmml. I h»pr the aaUMrities will spred op whatever w»rks have still to br completed so ihl.\ stretrh ran
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      Over 800 factories now in Jurong but still only two main roads
      325 17 SINCE the sUrt of the Jurong Industrial Estate in the early 1960s the roads leading to the new town have not changed Jurong now has over 800 factories and it is still served principally by two roads Old
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      Time police supervised the traffic
      171 17 ANYONE who has spent hours in the traffic jams to and from Jurong would agree that it is high time the motorcycle policemen got out of their hiding places along Jalan Ahmad Ibrahim and West Coast Road and .supervised the traffic. Many of the jams
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      Barriers that added to congestion
      293 17 THE section of Jalan Ahmad Ibrahim near Jalan Penjuru wis partially closed on April 12 supposedly for sewerage wirk. My first thought was the contractor, giving consideration to the travelling public, was going to work through the Easter holidays. Unfortunately my optimism was quickly eroded
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      Bins should not obstruct
      155 17 I REFER to the letter from "Anti-Littering" (ST, April 9). There are four lit er-bins at the payment and enquiry counters and two at the application counters of the PUB Building. Placing more litter-bins alongside or near the queues would only serve to obstruct the movement
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      Improve our bus links
      121 17 WITH REGARD to the operation and distribution of public transport services in Singapore, may I exhort the authorities concerned to reexamine and re-route a few services, and as well look into the possibility of introducing more services in the Seletar-Jalan Kayu region. Now there is an
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      Make anglers glad
      117 17 ON A RECENT fishing trip to the Jurong Lake I was surprised to see so many people fishing there but as the lake was empty of fish they were disappointed. Since the PUB is reluctant to let the public fish in our reservoirs, perhaps a good remedy
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      How to resolve a feud
      93 17 YOUR report "Words can't settle their feud so (ST, April 19) made interesting reading and reminded me of an article I read in Reader's Digest nine years ago. The Eskimos, it seems, have a better way to settle their feuds than the two Australian aldermen.
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    Where S'pore graduates have the edge
    116 17 Where S'pore graduates have the edge IN THE Straits Times of April 18, your correspondent asks "Where Is the fairness?" on the invitation to Asean graduates to apply for government Johs. Singapore clttsenship alone will not make an applicant ellgiMe for a senior government post. He must have the right
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    Views will be considered
    51 17 I REFER to the letter "Anxious fathers hack anxious mothers' s«gge«tlons" by "Worried Fathers" (ST, April II). We thaak the writers for their comments aad suggestions and would like to assure them that their views will be given doe consideration. CHEW KING HWAN, for Permanent Secretary
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    Behind Calcutta's power crisis
    766 17 Marxist mismanagement suspected of compounding inherited neglect ALL FACTORIES have been closed for a week under government orders because of the near collapse of the power supply industry, imperilling the jobs of more than a million. The shut-down is expected to cost West Bengal a formidable
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      CLOSING PRICES
      1258 18 THt: last transacted ready sale at the cloae of bi»iness on the Stock Exchange :i(aporr yesterday compared with the previous day s pr»ces together with 1979 high and low I Adjusted for v-np richu issue i e—mm 8ICTION ONI INDUtTtlAU in239 -1 m B-tj«>» Kant i bi.uyled*. C
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      Unit trusts
      318 18 sraoaroßK inniTimun (■■■mri'arlesslerAsTW) The Commerce 2.24 2« The Saving Fund 1 33 1 41 S pore Prof Fund 0 I.M S'pore Sec. Fund l B in Spore Invest Fund IS 1.J7 Spore Equity Fund 0.f7 IB ASIA tWT TbHWT (Maaacerr- erlees fer Apr M) Mai Invest Fund 2
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      BUSINESS DONE (SINGAPORE)
      1461 18 BID and offer prices officially liMert .inci business in and reported to the Stock Exchange of Singapore yesterday *ith the number of shares traded shown In brackets In 1.000 units unless otherwise specified All Times settlement Contracts are quoted after the word "sett" Big Board deal (In
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      KUALA LUMPUR
      1529 18 BID and offer prices officially listed and business In and reported to the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange yesterday with the number of shares traded shown In brackets In lots or 1.000 units unless otherwise specified INDtWlKIAlA tlMMk <2MBxall 41mm iIHB) (1) 1.86 Mrx H*M 11 2ZB) (1) 110
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        72 18 ->ufT D«v Str.it. Tr.ding N ien Hoc Su.l. Sidim >cl Properties Anting. i L Kepong B S C B C c m i H 8 M.i. J O F tulim M.i« A T I Lumber li»k M. r 2» 62S 550 165 2M 2t> 348 282 250 880 506
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        15 18 ronoh Mines uofei Br.i Lok»ra i 880 215 990 342 30 11 10 8
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        31 18 Sine Darby Cob* Plant K L Krpo»* Tfanu D«v C Sugars cSc UOB G Lumber Incbcape Pahanf Com 172.000 121.000 57.000 51.000 51.000 50.000 43.000 38.000 38,000 34.000
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        33 18 BT Index Industrials: Finance Hotels: Properties: Tins: rubbers: O.C.B.C.: S.E.S.Ind: Apr 20 Apr 23 2108.30 2078.82 382.51 380.99 679.37 676.18 290.18 289.57 247.77 246.80 181.99 ***** 587.02 583.45 364.91 362.65 345.78 343.61
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        339 18 HONGKONG: Stock prices closed steady in very quiet trading yesterday, dealers said. The Hang Seng index rose 0.18 of a point to close at 534.65 points. Dealers said turnover was sparse with operators' attention still tocussed on the local currency which fluctuated marginally. They said the market is still
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        297 18 SYDNEY: Lower than expected first quarter inflation and interest rate developments helped the market rise yesterday, with the All-Ordinaries index rising 3.82 points to 570.24 on a turnover volume of 4.62 million shares, dealers said. BHP gained 16 cents to AJ9.48. while among banks the ■•>■ •< NSW rose
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        373 18 TOKYO: Share prices closed higher in moderate trading yesterday, led by export-orien-tated blue chips following the US dollar appreciation in Tokyo, dealers said. The Dow Jones average rose 17.55 to close at 6,120.52 points, with a volume of 250 million shares. The New index closed at 446.74, up 1.33
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        26 18 THE STRAITS tin price gained another $24 to $1,978 per picul in Penang yesterday on an official offering up one tonne to 181 tonnes.
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        350 18 OPENING prices in the Singapore rubber market yesterday were about unchanged, dealers said. Prices later rose on higher Japanese advices, arbitrage covering, trade, speculative and upcountry demand coupled with reports of the postponement of talks on the US United Rubber Workers dispute, they said. Some profit-taking, however, emerged at
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        91 18 »A8 i8B20 I8R50 HRELB II loo paliMI (1 too (allMI May Jim ICarrvM Mtk) iForw.rd Mlk ■in >«IUra B«r«r« S«IUri ri.00 273.00N n.OO 77S.0ON mw rroooN moo ztooon IMRCV iMRSL MR Gf (MRS 1MB 10 IMR20 MK II uap^lMI Illoap^bt) (luapdlM) HUpdMI (I tonp.ll.ti 91 SO 2S3
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        30 18 Rubber: April 23 Singapore: May: 285.00 cents (up 4.26 cents) Malaysia: May: 288.25 cents (up 4.00 cent) Tin: $1,978 (up $24) Official offering: 181 tonnes (up one tonne)
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      94 18 STRIKING prices of the options officially listed on the Stock Exchange of Singapore yesterday, the period, bids and offer prices and business done, if any, with the number of options traded shown in brackets. Celd Storage (June $2.00) (0.308 0.395) Cycle aa*J Cmt (June $2.60) (0.568 0.665) Hune
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      116 18 CHINESE PRODUCE EXCHANGE, SINGAPORE, NOON CLOSING I PUCES PKB PKVL YEBTEBDAY: Ceeeaat all: Bulk SIX sellers, ok) drum H3l sellers, new drum 1136 sellers. Ceara: Mixed (loose) UK/Coot 01.00 buyers. Pesser: Muntok ASTA white fob UXft NLW $327.50 sellers, Sarawak white fob m NLW $312.50 sellers. Sarawak special
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      169 18 THE KILOBAR market for gold deliverable in Singapore yesterday opened at 116,921 and closed at 116, 882. In the Far East, gold opened at USS237 X 70. Initial short-covering saw gold firmed up to a high o( 1237.(0 ***** before selling appeared and it eased back to close at
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      339 18 TRADING at tke Stock Excaaage of Stagapvre was seMrally doll and lethargic yesterday with share prlees revolving areond last Friday's levels. There was aa •nylons lack of baying Interest as Individual*, and lastltaUoas withdrew to the sideline*. Except for a few selected Issues, the market's
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      270 18 CONDITIONS were generally quiet on the Kuala Lumpur stock market yesterday and prices were slightly easier across a broad front. Trading was cautious and selective with the bulk of business centred on the current market favourites The New Straits Times industrial ordinary share index dipped 3.18 points to
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      94 18 THE US dollar opened higher at $2.2050/70 in the Singapore forex market yesterday, compared with $2.2025 35 at last Friday's close. Trading was steady with the US unit fluctuating within a narrow range, before closing title changed at $2.2060/60. Interbank rates at 3 p.m. One month- 2.1974/2.1994
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      53 18 RANGE of prices offered by dis count houses on April 23: Overnight 31.3 1 to 4 Call deposits 4 CkMMJ Ruyiaf Selliag 3 month Treasury bills 4 4 3 month Bank bills 7 7/16 7 5/16 3 month CD 6 6 6 month CD 71/16 6 15/16 Source: National
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      44 18 Closing interbank rates for Singapore dollars on April 23: Offer Bid Overnight 6 6 1 month 68/18 6 7/18 2 months 611/16 6 9/16 3 months 613/16 611/ 16 Overnight mode s'< Seam: tstley a Pearee. fter slightly from those quo led
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      346 18 INTERBANK rates at 3.00 pm Currencies Nominal rates Smithsooian PsrcsfiteQe quoted yesterday (croes)perity change LacaJ dollars to one unit af farelgn currency: US doUar 2.2025 2.2035 2.8196 -21.89 Sterling pound 4.5710 4.5760 7.3469 -37.78 Australian dollar 2.4350 2.4470 3.4286 -28.98 NZ dollar 2.3010 2.3245 3.4286 -32.73 Canadian dollar
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      23 18 THE average rate at which Singapore banks arc carrently prepared to lend to their best customer* In 8 per cent.
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      Strong rise in price of SEA Lumber
      688 19 AN INTERESTING situation appears to have developed in South East Asia Lumber. The share price, which rode along with other timberbased stocks to new highs recently, still commands good speculative interest while others have receded into the background. In fact, SEA Lumber's trading
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      Timber-based stocks in bullish phase
      544 19 TIMBER-BASED stocks, riding on high timber prices, have shown substantial price appreciation since the beginning of this year. These stocks, with an average gain of 25 per cent, have generally moved ahead of the industrial indices. Leading the field are South -East Asia Lumber Corporation,
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      Allied Chocolate comes to life in second half
      403 19 Allied Chocolate comes to life in second half AFTER an uninspiring first ha.'f. Allied Chocolate Industries sprang into life in the second six months ended Dec 31, 1978, to boost the full-year pie-tax profit by 16 6 per cent to $2 41 million. However the growth rate is still a
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      306 19 THE LOCAL stock market has sustained itself remarkably well during the first quarter of the year and the direction it will head from now will be influenced by various sources. Making this observation in its April circular, stockbroker Fraser and Company says these sources
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      234 19 Olympia Plywood gives bonus despite setback OLYMPIA Plywood has reported a SI per rent drop In after-tax profit to $111,825 for the year ended Oct. 31, 1578. It also announced a one-for-two bonus Issue. The profit was down despite aa 8 per cent rise la turnover daring the year to
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      534 19 ANZAC DAY 1979 The Annual Dawn Memorial Service will be held at Kranji War Memorial Cemetery on Wednesday, 25 April. The Australian High Commission cordially invites members of the public and particularly Australians and New Zea landers visiting or residing in Singapore to attend the service. The service will commence
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      348 19 IN THK HIGH COI'RT OK THK RKPt BIJC OF SINGAPORE omp»nlfs Hinding I p > n« «f int > In thr Matter *f < amptiilrs Art (Chapter IRS) tot In the Matter M Asia Intern* tlonal Caatalaer (•rp«r»U.n Pte Ltd NOTICE OF WINDING-tiP ORDER In the Matter of Asia International
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      538 19 JABATAN PERUMAHAN NEGARA KEMENTERIAN PERUMAHAN DAN KERAJAAN TEMPATAN PROJEK NO. 139 PEMBINAAN 75 YUNIT RUMAH DERET SERTA KERJA-KERJA YANG BERKAITAN DENGANNYA DI RENGAM, JOHOR (FAIL: JPN/033/9(T) Pemborong-Pemborong yang telah berdaftar dengan Jabatan Kerja Raya di bawah Kelaa "C dan ke atas, atau yang aetaraf dengannya (iaitu kerja-kerja bernilai $500/- dan
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      393 19 FOR RENT ohor Baru «hophouse for rent In Commercli Centre at Jalan Ah Pook. Ideal for Financi nstitution, Showroom, etc. Area: 1,760 sq. I :entrai air-conditioning. No brokers please, 'lease write to: P.O. Box 56, Johore Baru, JOHOR (M) SDN. BHD. Intel, an American based semiconductor organization in Penang is
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      1865 20 AT YOUR SERVICE SECTION INDEX Telephone Service <*■ A«!WI F ff fjfX* AMJ& lif IS3, I i|isgr ERTrEs C*AT^. RATES VIII ANNOUNCEMENTS PERSONAL «M-44»«j Xr r co°/ U e mr?c^ 5 1 11 0 n 7r«M 33 l > n«5 25, IX OBITUARIES Ii I II EMPLOYMENT pan F»n»««ra citu«»
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      1359 20 II EMPLOYMENT MOTOR TRADING FMM requires ESTABLISHED SILK Screen Geneial Clerk Musi be able to Company requires an type and do simple correspond- Experienced Female General enre. Please call personally at Clerk Apply in own handwriting 109 Mergul Road, tel *****74/ W- Th Advertiser. 51 1, Factory *****75 with all
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      1065 21 II EMPLOYMENT MICKEY WEE AGENCY 31 Situation* Vacant aBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBSBSt I INDOOR SALES: Intelligent I adies m above a* c.«>. I rnrtne* citenta through lele| 2 OUTDOOR SALES (ientleMPtRrfNCfD MUMNkT ZSm'c^JSSi pl^JeU I working half-day, transport ,t.le Tel 30SK. MI4S from Tuesday FEMALE CUSTOMER RELATIONS Of FICER •or credit company j
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      1250 21 II EMPLOYMENT experienced medical lab Aasisianl required Please write w«ll *<l»bl.«hed furniture Mtg w 1 1 M full particulars and telerequim phone number to 440 l.urky A SALES Road rfprfsfntativf experienced draughtsman/ HtKHtStNIAIIYt DRAUGHTSWOMAN r.-qui: with lodowmg »MaM»cation«: I interior design firm Apply sliting qualifications, salary expec- 1 Ajr above
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      1133 21 II EMPLOYMENT tfmfr PHILIPS requires nasvaencesfor ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS ASSISTANT m* d Vrn lnt an<l/ or (Process) Black ac < e completed National Service Whita Tatoviaion c Al least 1-2 years experience Quatmeafioos: in a manufacturing plant Polytechnic Technici Knowledge in welding and Diploma In Electrical Klectroi jigs and tools fabrication
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      1316 21 II EMPLOYMENT WANTED A MALAY pan CABIN ATTENDANTS amah to do ironing and general CABIH ATTENDANTS -nnn Salary $140 pin Tel REQUIRED >■ I Have completed Secondary and have some experience In dealing with the public I I) General Should have a working knowledge of English id Should be prepared
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      741 22 I EMPLOYMENT 31 Situations Vacant f > <*»*"' l IcO^PAll URMRHaI rrquirfd by largf trunsport I company Please apply in pervn. The Personnel Department BpßMsWMtMejaesawJl Singapore 1 LMj^f^ >^3'^T7^*T^^l JVOTO WORKS (S) PTE. LTD lHUU|fijytftHßEßß|P| PVRjsMMRjWBvMHHiHRRjHI ai fEMALE factory OPERATORS B) TOOLING TECHNICIANS RHRRRRRRI C) MOULD MAKERS Weelter c Attractive
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      1068 22 II EMPLOYMENT Looking for an interesting |067 We an International Americen RR* Company, presently eipanding its STS T W r-»/-v».T *"•>*">» > n the Singapore Hil Tvl HM branch oltice seeks several young limit. Use peat malay males females MALE GENERAL WORKERS l^-IJh. in our PR 6V»- I PS* I**"1
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      1189 22 II EMPLOYMENT I REOUIREO MALE a FEMALE IHI <■'■" Workers in Dlsl 12 St PH ILIPS I a^r.'^r Rin(i (or requires I REOUIRED organist to play and sing in lounge every Sunday 1. LINE MECHANICS Tf Jl 2 m r App l* QuM>n s ironic Servicing or Private Cer- starting
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      1407 22 II EMPLOYMENT SWISS ASSOCIATED WANTED EXPERIENCED DRIVER INOUSTRY PTE LTD Either Indian or Malay Call perJURONG PIER ROAO sonally at 26 Lorong H. Telok JURONG Kurau. Spore IS from 9am SINGAPORE 22 *P m has immediate vacancies *or WANTED IMMEDIATELY MALE PRODUCTION DELIVERY CLERK WORKERS SEMI-SKILLED able 10 ride motorcycle
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      1682 22 J 111 VEHICLES BOATS RENT A BRAND new D.lUun pick- HOLDEN KINGSWOOD STATION lup from Kirn Cho Trading (PU- 1 WAGON Nov iot.v showr.mm l.ld .25 Upper :>ickson Road Tel: condition with aircond Accident 25H1041 *****38 'ree No PARK $5,000 0,,0 M RENT A CAR/ pickup delivery 3axasrt van iliesel
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      1327 23 111 VEHICLES BOATS > 1970 MAZDA ISOO 45 Vehicles For Sale ii'r'^knem tm. amaM ib KilchVOLKSWAGEN ..Her s^ ,t7O, t70 aajajcEDES 200 al $13,800 trick c>ug. 2M4430-. Hlk B. LATE I»7S MERCEDES Ml One 1 ndltloner. PI ,,,re 13 n I*7o MERCECES 200 Aircond. gocKi condition m-vi paintwork. I ATE
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      1566 23 111 VEHICLES ft BOATS 1*73 SUBARU 1400 ■sSSßtttal 4»35 CC JAGUAR XJh ScllinK lor \m purposes unl> Pnc-i- i-on-a Oejrlant Head Unt rlirerlly 4031MMr ("hui i MONTHS OLD Mazda 62S Air1173 TOVOTA CELICA IhOO ST court radio ra.v.rtlr sptirt rims Ainnnd. radio fassslll Sports and l>res $25,900 Tel *****9 ft
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      1489 23 IV ACCOMMODATION PROPERTIES iJfe -stT^sTo DIAL A-HOME fe^- *****8 (7 lines) Bj^ We are computerised I (a^^^^L HsT^Bb you obtain a computer punt-out M Bs ol homes mat matches your requirements I '^^^^^^*\f<^ DON'T DELAY- CALL TODAY' ,k, k INTER-HOME •~^^^^B UT MANAGEMENT SERVICES 1.. mmawaWWkmW Hut Sm.ce tnßeaiesrait a
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      1631 23 IV ACCOMMODATION A PROPERTIES ■d OIST 13 GRAHAM WHITE Drive 3- bedr,K,,,,ed walk -up flat, im- URGENTLY REQUIRED li™ IS^SSBSStwESS!*** G nl Corporate W\ WST 15. FIRST MANSION Apart- With Na» Raownal Omca I ment. 4th fir. furnished with 2 i n Sinoaoora airconds. Rental: $750 Tel: *****97 Several Bungalows
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      1217 23 IV ACCOMMODATION PROPERTIES I mST 11 -SWISS CLUB ROAD ST 16 BENNETT TERRACE lu«urKH,.dout*..^or.,dal«:l»d """fl* 01 s,||t Hum On .ippn.-xim.ilelv I*JB| si| fl ol |„w s i untie land due for cumplelion simii. Includes 5 hedriM.nis family hall. I__! split-level luing and dining SBB_Ba_BBBBBBBBBBBBB_Ba_BSBBB___ room. landscaped garden and I sauna
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      1112 24 IV ACCOMMODATION PROPERTIES M^^^™^^~"*^^^^ EBC WANTS BUNGALOW 54 Properties For Sate nouid be no obligation EBC WANTS KINGS Mansion M) Houses Le^ni'i s'lTood SCMMOETACMCO t BUI HOUSES/APARTMENTS/LANO ur UPPER CHANCI ROAO SERANGOON GARDEN ESTATE rrace »anied immediate pure 1,.,5e Pleaae Reasonably pric»d .1 $164 000 CONTINENTAL HOUSING PTE LTD "-•-wetf—
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      3170 24 1^ 1| Tl 1| 1 IV ACCOMMODATION PROPERTIES V SERVICES ft BUSINESS VI EDUCATION TRAINING VI EDUCATION TRAINING i^ J BL)BIBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB»«BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBaBBjj I I I I PCO l "",r* l !I!do! 11^ sn"VT BjflßJß\ BUSINESS EXECUTIVE LEAVING ""-'"GOAL GRAOUATE TUTOR LAOV GRADUATE TUTOR filing >l.VoS!o,mac,Sl4tj K^rd May w.smng 79 For Hire
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      321 25 Mr a Mrs PS Naidu A Family ol Blk. 59. Telok Siangan Heights, wish to extend their heartfelt lhanks lo all friends, relatives. Stall ol Pulau Bukom. RSN (Logistics) 2nd Guards Unit, lor their kind assistance, condolences, wreaths donations, during their recent bereavement ol their eldest son on
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      23 25 BENNY GOMES pau*d Ml peacefully 23-4-7* Body lying in SI Joi»ph Church Funeral Parlour. Victoria Street Burial 24 4'9»l 2 pm
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      144 In Memoriam
      50 25 A tribute in memory of MRS. NG THIN MUN The kind, the true, the brave, th* swml who walk with vi no more DIMM by Jan* In Fond Memory of MRS. NG THIN MUN Departed on 24th April 1978 Inserted by Colin. Joanna Khong, Tony and Ringo
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      32 25 MADAM DOLLY LEONG KIM LAI PASSED AWAY 24 4 7» "ABSENT FROM THE BODY PRESENT WITH THE LORD" REMEMBERED BY MUN. MAY. LAI. KONG MING AND LOVED ONES
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      IN MEMORIAM
      71 25 In loviiik meiuor> ul late T. MARIAPPAN D.p.rl.d 24.4.76 Not just today but eve ry day. In Mlem we MMMir." IN LOVING MEMORY OF CATHERINE E. SUCKLING II p..».d M| on 241h April 1973. 1 IN LOVING MEMORY of our beI.ahcl aunt Miss Ong Sicu. Ilioh. rallfd home
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      857 25 VII TRAVEL ft RESTAURANTS MALAYSIA HOLIDAYS MALAYSIA ROUND UP 6 DAYS (Coach i $169 BBIWM' MALAYSIAN SPLENDOUR S DAYS (Fly Coach I $209 i vi sa'uoua- (Rail Coach I SIS 9 BEST OF GENTING t PENANG (Fly Coach Fly $249 EVE".* Saturday «DAYS (Rail Coach Fly| $229 MALAYSIA HIGHLIGHTS S
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      460 25 VII TRAVEL RESTAURANTS t >J? I 7 "ays Bangkok/ chiang-1 I >=^^ffifl|Ul\UVu^»^ ffi MAI/ PATTAYA MM/- A juA 6^^ »^_.i^ —^B»j k jk MONGKONG *iO9s/- V f ■f*T 1 I* 10 OAYS "NGKOK/ CHIANG Pj*\jjßß jjp27 pprp 5 r* YA Ho e 6 j fWSI^ m'od.,^" kll^Tfiin^^a I I' *lo
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      288 25 STRAITS TIMES RATES FOR PERSONAL ADS OBITUARIES $9.00 for 15 words (run-on style) $32.25 for 3 cm x 1 col. (semi-display style) $40.31 for 3 cm x 1 col. (display style) f V%/ LEMBAGA LETRIK NEGARA v^3 33^ TANAH melayu JMK/TAWARAN NO. ***** MEMBEKALK AN STAY RODS DAN BOLTS NUTS
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      15 25 PICK A COURSE FROM CLASSIFIEDS COLUMNS 100 103 Commercial Craft Dance Driving Language Professional Technical
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      756 25 _^H ~^H llk I B^B ill B^kf^^^Bß A rapidly-expanding and progressive group of companies involved essentially in property development invites suitably qualified applicants to fill the positions Of (A) GENERAL MANAGER The General Manager will report directly to the Managing Director He will be responsible for the overall management of
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      504 26 9erita>Mv quUffed cmm4U»tmm ara lavtted to apply for tke fo»owa»i positions in oar ahipyvrd: ENGINEERS (MECHANICAL) Degree holders Minimum 2 years experience In shipyards Spore C I turns. 25-35 year* Prepared to work Irregular hours DESIGNERS (ELECTRICAL/ MECHANICAL) Degree or diploma holders 2 years similar experience in industry Spore Citizens,
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      569 26 CAMERON IRON WORKS (S) PTE LTD Leoding Amencon Manufacturing Compony of Oilfield Drilling Equipment requires the following personnel Liberal compony paid benefits apply MANUFACTURING SCHEDULER REQUIREMENTS Minimum education GCE "O" level with ot least 3 credits preference will be given to Polytechnic grodua es Must be able to read and
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      761 26 I 1 UNITED OVERSEAS BANK GROUP invites applicants from suitably qualified candidates for the post of: (1) LEGAL OFFICER The Job The officer reports to the Manager of the Legal Department of the UOB Group. The principal duties involve drafting documents, advising the Bank and its subsidiaries on routine legal
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      714 26 An established loc*: bank invites applications for an AUDIT CLERK The suitable candidate should possess the following:- Minimum educational level full GCE 'A' Level Certificate. At least I year of auditing experience. Candidates with Accountancy Professional Studies background would be an advantage. Preference will be given to Male candidates who
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      718 26 TIIK KINkKI I'M UT ((haplrr 18, in* Kdltion) IN INK Hit. ll (Ol HI OK TIIK KKIM BI.K OKSIM.\H»KK In Bankruptcy Me. Ml »t ir» Re Tan kok Tfcyr K\ I'.irtf: Jailnd.ir Singh I (h.ind.r Singh trading a.s Sprrdway Srrvlrr Station Judgment (red I lor NOTUK In the Matter <>l
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      185 27 BATU PAHAT, Mon. Customs officers seized $230,000 worth of tin ore from a palm oil tanker at Labis town after trailing it all the way from Kuala Lumpur yesterday afternoon. A 36-year-old man has been detained The tanker is believed to
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      82 27 Members who preferred the races KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. Welfare Services Minister Oatin Paduka Hajjah Aishah Ghani yesterday criticised certain Umno members who preferred to go to the races to attending Umno meetings on Sundays. She made the criticism in view i«f the poor turnout at the Jalan Fobs Umno branch
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      133 27 Videotape fee slapped on coffee houses PENANG, Mon. Cafes and coffee houses showing video-tapes on television sets here will now have to pay $1,440 a year if they want to continue giving that entertainment to their customers. They have recently received notices from the NorthEast District Office here giving them
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      86 27 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon Opposition leader Lim Kit Siang has called on the public accounts committee of the Dewan Rakyat. now in session, to hold an emergency meeting to demand an accounting of the $250 million Kuantan Port and to present a special report for the
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      32 27 JOHORE BARU. Mon Wholesaler Guthne Kimia Sdn Bhd was today fined SI .000 in the Sessions Court for illegally storing about $700,000 worth of fertiliser in an unlicensed store. NST.
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      55 27 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon Presi- j dent Carter's special envoy. Mr Dick Clark, today assured MalaysU that the US wtll help solve the Vietnamese refugee problem faced by this country A Foreign Ministry spokesman said Mr Clark gave the assurance during an hour-long meeting with Malaysian Prime
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      134 27 KIANTAN, Mon. MAS will reinstate all Its workers who were released from detention recently U their Involvement In the MAS-AEU dlspnte did not bring any loss to the coontry, Depnty Transport Minister Mr All Shariff said yesterday. However, he hinted that most of those released
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      285 27 JOHORE BARU, Mon. Owners of multi-storey complexes here are having difficulty in renting out their office space and are converting them to hotels or apartments to overcome the sluggish demand. The owners, in separate interviews, said businessmen here were now more selective. They prefer
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      111 27 Malaysia to act for Asean in talks KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. Malaysia will present five working papers covering trade, commodities, investment, transfer of technology and cultural cooperation on behalf of Asean at their twoday dialogue with Japan beginning here on Thursday. The director of AseanMalaysia, Mr Kassim Mohamed Hussein, said officials
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      108 27 PEKAN, Mon. The Umno Youth division head here has called on the government to introduce a "Treason Act" by which Malaysian citizens could be tried in court for crimes committed against the state. "The Act should be more effective than the Internal Security Act (ISA) to
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      86 27 Dead babies left in hospitals KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. About 80 per cent of parents whose babies died on delivery at the General Hospital here did not take them home for burial. More than 1,100 such babies. 110 of whom were Muslims, had to be buried by the hospital authorities at
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      69 27 MIRI, Mon The British tanker British Mapel, carrying 20,000 long tonnes (150,000 barrels) of light crude oil. left for Bangkok today to help ease Thailand's oil shortage. The shipment is in response to an urgent appeal from the Thai Government to help ease the shortage, estimated
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      33 27 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon The Agricultural Ministry wtll set up a national artificial breeding centre shortly to hasten the expansion of the country's livestock industry, its Minister Datuk Shariff Ahmad said today
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      218 27 Scheme to share EEC textile quotas KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. The Asean Federation of Textiles Industry (Aftex) is to implement a scheme to share EEC textile quotas. The chairman of the Aftex council, Mr Lam Thian. told a press conference after the council's first meeting which ended here today, that under
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      70 27 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon There is urgent need to slow down population growth in Peninsular Malaysia because of the shrinking size of land available for agriculture in the country. This was suggested by an official in the National Family Planning Board, Mr Wan Yusoff bin Wan Hassan,
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      43 27 MALACCA, Mon Seventy PAS members from Jasin and Kota Melaka have joined Umno. They met Chief Minister and Deputy State Umno Liaison Com mittee chairman Mr Mohamed Adib bin Haji Mohamed Adam at his residence here yesterday. NST.
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      Lock icon Fears over US Games pullout
      317 28 WIESBADEN (West Germany), Mon A former International Olympic Committee vice-president voiced fears yesterday that the United States could be pressured into withdrawing from next year's Moscow Olympics. Willi Daume, who is also president of the West German National Olympic Committee, said the withdrawal could be
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      83 28 WASHINGTON. Mon. About 250 young women with tumbling gymnasts leading the way yesterday marched from the White House to the Capitol to demonstrate support for Government rules banning sex discrimination in college athletics. The women promised to return today and tomorrow to try and persuade Congressmen not to
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      95 28 BRUSSELS, Mon. A top Soviet Olympic official yesterday said that "racists" from Rhodesia and South Africa would not be allowed to take part in the Moscow Games next year. The question of apartheid was Drought up by Vitali Smirnov, vice-president of the Soviet organising committee for the
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      541 28 Russians overpower British swimmers COVENTRY (England). Mob. The Soviet Union demonstrated their strength as Europe's top swimming nation yesterday, when they completed an easy Motory ov«- Britain in in inter national meeting here The Russians won eight more mall, nmkhtg a total of IT over the two days, to win
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      So easy for Watson
      442 29 RANCHO LA COSTA (California), Mon. Tom Watson, rolling toward his third consecutive Player-of-the-Year award in golf, birdied three holes in a row on the back nine and, with a two-under-par 70, CITRUS CLASSIC TO VETERAN JANE AFTER SUDDEN-DEATH PLAY-OFF scored an impressive, six-stroke victory in the
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      404 29  -  FAIRWAY By GOLDEN ARROW Stable's Worldwide has emerged as the horse to beat in the 2,400 metres Perak Derby run in Ipoh on June 17. The six-year-old New Zealand-bred by Bahroona has staged a magnificient comeback trail after running second to Sir Toby in the
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      Lock icon Pakistan, Holland through
      178 30 PERTH. Mon. Pakistan looked far from impressive in beating Kenya 5-0 in their Group B match at the world hockey tournament here yesterday. Pakistan had nearly all j the attack throughout the match, but still could man- 1 age only five goals against an enthusiastic Kenyan defence.
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      SCC to jet off for Brussels tourney
      195 30  - SCC to jet off for Brussels tourney ERNEST FRIDA By WHEN the Singapore Cricket Club leave tomorrow to take part in the Royal Hockey Club Lou vain Golden Jubilee tournament in Brussels from Saturday to Tuesday, they will be the first team from the Republic to tour Europe. Rene Frank,
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      113 30 MIAMI (Florida), Mon. Veteran Ken Rose wall, still a master of the backhand, beat Rod Layer 7-6, 6-3 in an all-Australian final of the tennis legends championship here today. In Hsuston (Texas), Spain's Jose Higueras survived a furious third-set tiebreaker rally from Gene Mayer today to score a
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      Give leeway to juniors
      320 30 THERE were broad smiles and sighs of relief at the close of the Alitalia-Singa-pore Team Tennis championship at the Kallang Tennis Centre on Sunday, comments BERNARD PKRKIRA. It was not surprising that those expressions came from all quarters the winners and losers inclusive. And all's best
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      87 30 IJTJKNS TEAM Holland Australia India Canada France Pakistan England New Zealand Kenya Malaysia P W D L F A Ft 3 3 0 0 17 7 6 2 2 0 0 8 2 4 3 1 0 2 9 11 2 3 1 0 2 4 10 2 3
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      Valeric joins the celebrity tennis list
      269 30  -  BERNARD PEREIRA By FIRST, they were The Six Million Dollar Man and Charlie's Angels. Now, it is the attractive star from the coming epic "Superman" Valeric Perrine who will grace the Singapore Tennis Centre when the SIA-Hilton Celebrity Tennis Gala comes to town on
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      147 30 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. Australian Wayne Pascoc defeated India's Ramesr Krishnan 6-3, 7-6, 7-5 to win the men's singles title on the fifth and final day of the 48th Malaysian Open tennis championship here yesterday. Earlier, Pascoe and John Fitzgerald won the men's doubles title after they
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      Lauw beats Games air rifle mark
      376 30  -  JOE DOR AI By LAUW PENG ENG, a member of the Singapore shooting team, bettered the Asian Games record for the air rifle individual event at the Singapore Armed Forces invitation meet in Nee Soon. Lauw returned a score of 384 points one point
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      Shooters have date to keep
      234 30  -  PETER SIOW By ANY shooter aspiring to take part in the Pesta Sukan competition in August, and the South-east Asia Games in Jakarta the following month, will have to keep a date with the Singapore Gun Club next weekend. For the SGC will hold their
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      Dias scores 5 goals
      56 30 BinTIE DIAS scored live goals in the Sri Lanka national team's 6-0 rout ol Ceylon Spcrts CTub in a friendly women's horkey match at Balestier Road yesterday. Dayachandra Gunawardena scored the other goal. The Sri Lankans meet Singapore Recreation Gub today and the Singapore team tomorrow
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      Goal feast
      50 30 CEYLON SPORTS CLUB thrashed Marine Parade 5-0 in the quarterfinals of the Singapore Hockey Association's Under-21 tournament at Balestier Road yesterday. Selva Kumar, a member of the Singapore squad for the Junior World Cup, registered a hat-trick. The other two goals were scored by Prem Kumar and Fakhuddin
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      448 30 Milan now three ahead of Perugia ROME. Mon. AC Milan yesterday opened a threepoint lead at the top of the Italian soccer League table when they beat bottom club Verona 2-1 While Milan won, secondplaced Perugia were held to a 1-1 draw by Catanzaro. Milan had to work hard for
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      39 30 TOKYO, Mon. Japan beat Brazil 71-38 in a friendly women's basketball game here today. Japan led 37-20 at hall-time in the tune-up match for the eighth world women's basketball championships, in Seoul, beginning on April 29 Reuter.
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      Holland win
      40 30 HOLLAND trounced the United States 6-0 in the Inter-Embassy soccer tournament lor the French cup at the Tanglin ground. In the other matches. Russia and Australia drew 1-1 New Zealand beat Malaysia 30 and France beat Scandinavia 6-3.
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      RI triumph
      39 30 RAFFLES INSTITUTION post secondary boys beat Victoria School 1-0 in a schools' national soccer tournament match at Jalan Besar yesterday. Other results: Pasir Panjang 2 Ponggol 2; Swiss Collage 2 STI 1: Boys Town 3 CJC 0.
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      32 30 LONDON. Mon. Top British jockey Geoff Lewis, 43, announced today he would retire from riding at the end of the year to concentrate on a new career as trainer. Reuter
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      Impressive start for Barnes pair
      161 30 ALAN and Sally Barnes, a husband and wife team, have made good headway in the Singapore Yachting Association 505 Open event after the weekend's sailing at Changi. reports PETEB MOW. Out of three races, the Barnes were first in two. They got off to a
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      A disastrous start
      311 31 FOUR SENDINGS-OFF, 23 CAUTIONS IN NATIONAL Ul9, Ul6 MATCHES THE national under-16 and under-19 soccer tournaments kicked off on a disastrous note with four sendings-off and 23 cautions over the weekend. This black record was established at the Farrer Park pitches where nine matches each in the
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      Singapore have tall order to reach top
      401 31  -  PATRICK BASTIANS By LONG-RANGE planning and taller players must be Singapore's criteria if the Republic hope to reach international heights in volleyball says Hiroshi Toyoda. associate professor of the department of physical education in Tokyo University. Toyoda. in Singapore to conduct an international
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      VAS to hold youth meets
      173 31 THE Volleyball Association of Singapore will run a youth tournament for boys and prls 19 years and under in la'e May, with entries opened to all their affiliates, registered societies, schools, college* and universities, military and civil services, reports PATRICK BASTIANS. The date of the
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      RSGC score splendid golf double
      222 31  - RSGC score splendid golf double ERNEST FRIDA By ROYAL SELAInGOR GOLF CLUB retained the Dato Loke Wan Tho trophy when they beat Singapore Island Country Club b> fsv* to 28 points at the RSGC on Sunday. After being level on the first day, the RSGC women captured the H Y.
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      TJC girls take title
      124 31 TEMASEK JUNIOR COLLEGE emrrged champions in the finals of the post-secondary girls' division of the national schools table tennis tournament yesterday Catholic Junior College were runneis-up. while Hwa Chong .'unior College took third place In ihe boys' post secondary division. TJC and NJC qualified lor the
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      Yonex score first in badminton
      221 31  - Yonex score first in badminton BERNARD PEREIRA By FOR the first time in Singapore's badminton history, the national championships, scheduled for May 14-19 at the Singapore Badminton Hall, will be wholly sponsored by Yonex, manufacturers of sports attire and equipment. From shuttlecocks and umpires' allowances to attractive prizes worth nearly
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      103 31 LONDON, Mon. Nottingham Forest's European Cup chances in the semi-final second-leg in Cologne on Wednesday look slim on paper, but assistant manager Peter Taylor warns: "Don't write us off yet. Cologne will not score on Wednesday". Forest were held 3-3 in the first leg at the City ground,
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      85 31 BFRNE, Mon. Swiss national soccer coach Roger Vonlanthen resigned this weekend, ending a controversial two years as trainer of a squad who consistently disappointed fans. The Swiss Football Association's Central Committee announced after two days of discussion last night that Vonlanthen, 48, had asked to be released
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      Jitta's men face Korean test tonight
      343 31 Jitta' s men face Korean test tonight THREE Singapore Malaysia Cup squad members will be on trial tonight, against the Korean University at the National Stadium at 8, to earn a place in the Singapore intermediate team for next week's Asian Cup soccer tournament at Bangkok reports JOE DOR AI.
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      FAS defer decision on Rovers' appeal
      161 31 FAS defer decision on Rovers' appeal THE Football Association of Singapore last night deferred their decision on the appeal by Tampines Rovers. The Appeal Committee, headed by Dr. Philip Chen, deliberated for an hour before deciding on an adjournment to a date to be fixed. Rovers president George Pasqual and
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      Saints meet Whitley in rugby final
      59 31 Saints meet Whitley in rugby final SAINT ANDREWS, the defending champions, qualified for the final of the national schools' lower secondary rugby final when they thrashed Raffles Institution 23-3 at Thomson Road yesterday The Saints will meet Whitley. who beat Anglo Chinese School 28-4 yesterday, in the final. The final
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      51 31 BADMINTON National schools' girls' secondary tournament JSS v CCS, BVS v SGS HVC v MVS (St Margarets. 2) RIGB1 National schools' tournament JTW v SAS DT v MHS (WoodsvUlet. NTS v WAS SNT HI iGrangv Road). SOtTEK Singapore Intermediate v Korean I'mversity (National Stadium 8) FYiendh PARC v I'MW (B«
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    46 32 USING a bicycle to carry their daughter and belongings, this Kampuchean couple joined 12,000 Kampucheans who escaped across the border into Thailand on Saturday. About 40,000 people in all escaped from the heavy fighting near the Thai border. AP picture.
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    53 32 TOKYO. Mon. Japan's population reached 115.1*0.000 as of Oct 1 last year, up 1.020.000 from a year ago, according to a census taken by the Prime Minister's Office The population growth rate, which has been on the decline since 1972, tell to a 12-year low of 0 89
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    Malaysia eases currency rules
    281 32 MALAYSIA yesterday eased its currency regulations by allowing travellers to carry bigger sums of ringgit in and out of the country. Malaysian Deputy Finance Minister, Datuk Neo Yee Pan, announced in Kuching yesterday that with immediate effect each traveller can take bring in MSIO.OOO into the
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    274 32 Iranian army chief slain I First Khomeiny official to die TEHERAN, Monday AN IRANIAN general chosen by Ayatollah Khomeiny as Iran's first post-revolutionary military commander was assassinated today in downtown Teheran, the official Pars news agency reported. Major-General Mohammad Ali Qarani, Ayatollah Khomeiny's first Chief of Staff of the armed
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    235 32 'Guests' kill 11 at wedding party BEIRUT, Mon. Gunmen posing as guests opened fire at a wedding party in the northern town of Jbail yesterday, killing seven guests and kidnapping four others who were murdered later, the Falangist radio reported today. It said the gunmen were sent by former President
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    78 32 EIGHT HURT IN CRASH EIGHT people were injured, three of them seriously, when a pick-up van collided head-on with a lorry at the junction of Jalan Ahmad Ibrahim and Benoi Road yesterday. Six of the eight were warded at the Alexandra Hospital. One of them, Mun Chew Meng, 30, was
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    62 32 TOKYO, Moo- Japan and New Zealand today agreed to start government-level negotiations soon on opening direct air links between the two countries, Japanese Foreign Ministry sources said. They said the agreement was reached between Japanese Foreign Minister Sunao Sonoda and his New Zealand counterpart Brian Talboys
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    43 32 NEW YORK. Mon Dow Jones averages, baaed on first hour of trading on the New York Stock Exchange: 30 indust 855.51 off 1 47, 20 transp ***** off 0.63, 15 utils 102.64 off 0.10. 65 stocks 292 11 off O.M. -UPI.
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    237 32  - Abducted woman tells of extortion demand K. S. SIDHU By A WOMAN clerk has reported to the police that she was abducted by two men and taken for a short car ride before being released last Friday as a warning that a $150,000 extortion demand made three days earlier on
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    196 32 Import levy hike so importers cancel contracts JAKARTA, Monday MANY Indonesian importers were today reported to have cancelled their contracts with their partners abroad due to the government decision to raise import levies. These importers have telexed messages to their partners in Singapore, Hongkong and Tokyo cancelling the contracts to
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      Bahais — Utopian faith listed as a registered company
      1607 1  - Bahais Utopian faith listed as a registered company ILSA SHARP By Ye are all the leaves of one tree, and the fruits of one arbour. Let not a man glory in this that he loves his country; let him rather glory in this that he loves mankind. A COUPLE of
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      927 1 IT IS important to bear two considerations in mind when assessing the Bahai view of economic organisation: First, that it assumes a commonality of spiritual outlook and goodwill, worldwide, and second, that it is a future ideal to be striven for, rather than
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